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LIFE, DEATH AND LOVE: The Heart of Sorrows
A Journey Through Spiritual Despair
This is a book about sorrow. It is not about crisis, of some extraordinary evil or desperate station in life dealt you by fate or choice or Satan or God. It is of a kind of life, a life of mourning, of a spiritual melancholy, of perpetual sorrows of a depth and intensity that can only come from believing in God, or longing to believe in God in the face of the chaotic ambiguities and havoc of life.
This book is for the ones who find the experience of spiritual joy elusive. It is for you who feel guilty because you fake the happy Christian life to be accepted by a group who, deep inside, you believe are for the most part faking it too. It is for those who find more reasons to question God, to rail at Him, to argue with Him than to praise Him. It is for those who have a deep and hurting hollow place within them that no sermon, no prayer, no scripture verse, no spiritual exercise has ever touched with healing. It is for those who struggle silently with a sense of abandonment and loneliness in the midst of friends and lovers. It is for those who are exhausted by desperation and waiting for God. It is for those who sometimes feel they can wait on Him no longer and consider death a treasure to be sought more than life. It is for you who have considered suicide because death held out to you an enchanting promise that no logic or philosophy could dissuade you from believing.
I do not come to you like Job's friends with the mirrors and smoke of religion to magically turn the reality of these struggles into a shared illusion of joy. I will not try to tell you a step-by-step plan on how to overcome the sorrows because I do not know one. But neither do I seek one because I am not yet sure that they need to be overcome, or that they can be, or even that they should be. As fearful and as dark as the sorrows come, if they come from God it would serve us well to dwell in them, seek their wisdom and learn their ways: Their ways would lead us to God Himself, the Healer of the broken hearted. So all I will tell you is what I have experienced of God, His presence and absence, about humanness and hopelessness and fear and forsakenness, about faith, about love and hope in these, my sorrows.
I do not presume to think that in my struggles I have asked God any new questions, observed some new manifestation of God's ambiguous presence and appalling and embarrassing absences, or cursed God more articulately for any of it. I make no pretense to have suffered any more angst over the futility of existence or fallen any more deeply into despair at injustice, decay, and finitude than anyone else who walks this world with clear and open eyes. I seek only to cast the Light upon the experience, the One True Light that does not seek to trick the eye and hide the wrinkles and spots, but reveals the realities in all their harsh and glorious truths.
Of what value is this if I cannot give you answers, you ask. If nothing else, you will know you are not alone in your sorrows, nor lost while walking in this way, nor are you unspiritual or lacking faith. I write so you will know, even if you are raging at God in the shadows of death, you are indeed longing after and deep within the heart of God, that you are not opposed to Him and cast off by Him. You will know that yours is the common experience of the prophets, the apostles, and of all true lovers and friends of God.
I give you this, Life, Death and Love, each with its peculiar sorrows. They are each an odd road sign that points into the abyss, the unmapped caverns of spiritual despair. They lead us there because, if we will risk the journey, it is there in the darkness that we will find God silently waiting.
I have decided to move the rest of the manuscript to another blog that will be dedicated solely to this book. If the topic of spiritual despair and dealing with the absence of God, the experience of suicidal thoughts and love and romance as signposts to God, then go to my other blog, Life Death and Love and the entire manuscript will be posted there... eventually......


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Davidoff is presenting a new fragrant pair Ice Fresh which will be available on the market from March 2010. Editions for men and women follow tradition of ice-cold and refreshing compositions which will cool you during summer months.
Davidoff Cool Water Men Ice Fresh excites with new marine notes and refreshes like the coldest summer cocktail. It is a mixture of frozen lemon, mandarin and grapefruit in top notes, which serve as energy boost in the beginning. A heart adds basil, sage and spruce, while a base finishes with a green touch of freshness which cools sun-scorched skin. The fragrance can be purchased as 125 ml EDT limited edition.
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Lasts very short time but smells sexy as hell.
its very good
This is absolutely GREAT!
Finally something ultra fresh but not too masculine for hot summmer days from the men's offer by Davidoff.
I really find it a unisex fragrance - for those women who are allured by the original men's Cool Water but cannot pull it off on themselves- Ice Fresh is the right choice.
I do feel really clean and crisp when wearing it.
Fantastic for leisure time and office.
Moderate sillage, pretty longlasting for such a light fragrance.
The name of this flanker matches the scent perfectly - it accentuates the "freshness" of ice, rather that its "coldness" and that is exactly what I get from this perfume.
Grab it if you can, as it is a limited edition.
i was looking for the new "Sean John". it wasn't available yet. I was looking for Canali Men. the sales girl didn't know that. so she suggested me this one. and I fell in love with it. Sexy-sweet-romantic smell. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm... :)
I smelled it from lady who walked by. Then i asked what perfume she wore. And i bought one after that. It's really great for woman as well
Just got this a few days ago. I must say I love this fragrance. Smells just like the original Cool Water but less oily and more light. Again I noticed my boss taking in deep breaths this morning when she was sitting next to me at our team meeting! Good sign I hope. The only downside is it doesn't last at all...
I don't like the original version...and this one smells like a cheap barber shop. I suggest you try it first..
If you like Davidoff and you are looking for a fresh option try cool water game.
I actually like this as much as I did the Original Cool Water. The other incarnations seemed like weak imitations with the occasional fruit to spoil everything but this is super fresh and addicting.
I actually like this as much as I did the Original Cool Water. The other incarnations seemed like weak imitations with the occasional fruit to spoil everything but this is super fresh and addicting.
Cool Water Ice fresh carries a strong sensation of the original Cool Water.
The drydown is exactly the same as Cool Water, for my nose. The opening is a strong citrus punch, similar to Cool Water game but without melon in it.
Overall, this is a good summer fragrance out there for 2010.
It lets me down by simply laying out the notes. And the bottle is just an up-side-down version of CW08' with a different title and layout.
I agree that most of these special edition Cool Water have not lived the expectations. Let's see what this one's got when it comes out next month.
Yet another recycled cool water? "Ice fresh" it may be, but recycled water remains recycled water.
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Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) announced on Friday that he would introduce legislation that prohibits bonuses and wage increases for executives of state healthcare exchanges amid reports that one CEO received a raise despite low enrollment numbers.
"While hundreds of thousands of Coloradans were dealing with cancellation and rate increase notices in October, the CEO of Connect for Health Colorado seemingly had more pressing concerns at hand — making sure that her taxpayer-funded salary grew even larger," Gardner said.
In the private sector, Gardner added, pay raises and bonuses are based on an employee's ability and performance benchmarks.
"…Those running state exchanges must not be given special treatment," Gardner said.
Gardner vowed to work as a steward of taxpayer money and to continue to provide oversight of the Affordable Care Act.
"Connect for Health Colorado's inability to meet the lowest target enrollment numbers calls into question the exchange's ability to even fund itself when federal grants run dry in 2016," Gardner said. "Those running the exchanges need to put more effort into raising enrollment numbers and less time figuring out how to make more taxpayer money."
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Travel Guide Asia China Sichuan
Sichuan (四川) is known as the land of abundance in China for having amazing food production capabilities and lots of natural resources. For tourists Sichuan is known for stunning natural beauty, ancient history, super spicy food and very pretty girls. Sichuan is a favorite place for travelers when visiting China. One of the main attractions to Sichuan for tourist is that this province is the home to the mysterious panda. The Giant Panda has become representation of China in modern times.
Pandas are not the only major attraction in Sichuan. The Sichuan basin is home to many interesting ancient civilizations including some that predate a unified China. There are also stunning mountain retreats were monks still pray every morning. Along the southern border with Yunnan is the home to the rarely visited Yi people. Then the foothills of the Himalayas call for many travelers to visit them to see Tibetan communities still living a traditional life style. From the busy city of Chengdu to the beauty of Mount Emei and Jiuzhai Valley National Park, Sichuan has plenty to offer.
Sichuan's geography can be defined as the Sichuan basin, with the Yangtze River flowing down it, framed by mountains to the north, south and west. In the mountains to the north and west there are long winters with mild summers. While in the basin the winters are mild and summers extremely hot and humid. The southern mountains have a moderate climate year round making them very nice. The Sichuan basin and southern areas of the province are cloudy most of the year, which is why the Republic of China moved the government to Sichuan during World War II, although current day Chongqing, to protect it from Japanese bombing.
Sichuan shares domestic borders with Chongqing, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guizhou and Yunnan. Sichuan has no international borders.
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The mountains west of Chengdu rise to over 5,000 metres making these mountains home to Tibetans and their cousins the Qiang. The further west you get from Kangding the more you enter the world of tall mountains, deep valleys, grasslands, yaks and the nomads that live there. For many tourists this is an excellent way to experience Tibetan culture without having to deal with all the red tape involved in visiting the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
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Jiuzhai Valley is a national park situated in the north of Sichuan province. It is bordered by Huanglong National Park. It is thought by many to be China's most beautiful spot inspiring numerous poets over the years. Jiuzhaigou is Chinese for "nine village valley", named after the nine local Tibetan villages that inhabit it. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 and also has UNESCO Man and Biosphere, Green Globe 21 and various Chinese national accreditations.
The Leshan Giant Buddha a statue that was carved out of a cliff that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in Sichuan province in China, just south of the city of Leshan. It was built between 731 and 903. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei. This whole area was listed as an UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. It is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world and at the time of its construction it was the tallest statue in the world. From top to bottom it is 71 metres, and at the shoulders it's 28 metres wide. Due to the pollution coming from nearby factories and the city, the old statue has suffered mainly superficial damage. Luckily it was not damaged during the Sichuan eartquake on May 12, 2008.
In the major cities in the Sichuan basin all Han Chinese holidays are celebrated. In the minority areas, mainly in the mountains, local festivals are celebrated.
The weather in Sichuan can range from bitterly cold winters (December-March) in the mountains to hot weather in the lower areas during summer (June-September), when temperatures can reach 35 °C or even a bit more.
The major hub for transport to and from Sichuan is in Chengdu. Therefore it makes sense to start any trip in Sichuan in Chengdu. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is located 16 kilometres from downtown Chengdu and is one of the biggest and fastest growing airports in China. There are dozens of airlines serving both Chinese cities as well as destinations in the eastern part of Asia, like Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Bangkok and South Korea. The only destination further away is Amsterdam, served by KLM.
To reach most of the other areas in Sichuan bus is really the only option, although there are some options of getting there by train.
Only a few towns in the eastern third of Sichuan have airports and most of them are pretty small. The only major airport is in Chengdu and there is a tourist airport near Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve that only operates during the summer.
It is possible to take trains to most major cities in the eastern third of Sichuan. There are no trains presently in western or northern Sichuan.
For traveling in the western or northern parts of Sichuan bus is the only way. Remember that the roads are pretty basic and there are frequent landslides. This can make a 6-hour bus ride turn into a 72-hour bus ride very quickly.
With few airports and most trains not running in the western two thirds of the province, bus is the main option for getting around. Be prepared for frequent land slides and delays while traveling in western Sichuan. There are several new highways going in but most are in the Sichuan basin area.
Sichuan is known for spicy food! This is the spiciest of the spicy. Sichuan cooking has more chilies in it then there is actually food sometimes. Be prepared for everything to burn and rock your world. Just be gentle on the Sichuan Hot Pot (火锅) for it is known around the world for being one of the spiciest dishes in China.
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Is There A Real Sleepy Hollow?
Many know the story of Sleepy Hollow… Or should I say "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" which is the name of the short story written by Washington Irving about a headless horseman.
The town of Sleepy Hollow does in fact exist, and it exists almost exactly as described by Irving, except for one little detail… It wasn't named Sleepy Hollow until 1996. Sleepy Hollow was originally named North Tarrytown but the residents voted to change the name in 1996 to both reflect and honor Irving's story, and for the more practical purpose of distinguishing it from the neighboring community of Tarrytown. Both towns are within Westchester County and share an area code.
Is There A Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow?
Well, yes, and no. It's unlikely that you'll run into a real dude riding around with his head missing… But the Town of Sleepy Hollow has taken it upon itself to bring the legend to life as much as possible – especially around Halloween! Visitors can choose to wind their way down a dangerous path, where ghouls and ghosts lurk around every corner, and if they survive they'll end up at a party that is thrown each year for the Headless Horseman.
Pretty awesome. And probably a little terrifying.
Visitors can also enjoy live performances of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow -
- Including the classic characters of Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, and of course, the Headless Horseman.
- The town also puts on a Halloween Masquerade Ball, a Haunted Hay Ride, Oktoberfest, and Cemetery Tours.
Even though the time around Halloween is peak for Sleepy Hollow and all its haunted, headless fun, the town boasts many different festivals and events throughout the year.
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The drug discovery and development field exhibits other, perhaps more permanent, characteristics that favor acquisition over going public, according to David Morgenthaler of Morgenthaler Ventures, Leighton Read of Alloy Ventures, and Ed Penhoet of Alta Partners.8 The high cost of extended mandated clinical trials and the prolonged uncertainty regarding reimbursement by medical care payers means that only large pharmaceutical houses have the resources and risk tolerance to take innovative products all the way to market. Thus, exit via acquisition is a more common pattern in biotechnology than exit via IPO notwithstanding the well-known exceptions of Genentech and Amgen. Of course, public policy changes could ameliorate these disincentives for entrepreneurial biopharmaceutical firms to go public and remain independent but probably not enough to make a substantial difference. Besides, other factors such as high pharmaceutical marketing costs and the premiums on having brand recognition and extensive sales forces reinforce the acquisition route. Others pointed out it is worth asking whether technological progress across a range of fields has for the time being ceased to offer as many opportunities for building major, stand-alone technology firms. Apart from what some perceive as a slowdown in information technology and remaining high scientific hurdles in biopharmaceuticals, there is uncertainty about the future of nanoscale science and engineering applications and about "green" technologies. Focusing solely on financial markets is one-sided.
Several participants pointed out that exit strategies are determined not only by influences on investors' and entrepreneurs' behavior but also by characteristics of the market, including characteristics of established firms. For acquisition to be an attractive option there must be willing buyers. Perhaps a good example is again from the pharmaceutical industry. For whatever reasons, the productivity of the R&D operations of a number of major pharmaceutical houses seems to have declined in recent years. Fewer new molecular entities are being filed with the Food and Drug Administration as candidates for clinical trials. Thus young entrepreneurial firms, especially those engaged in the development of biologic therapeutics, are more attractive candidates for acquisition to replenish drug development pipelines. David Morgenthaler characterized most biotechnology companies as "farm clubs" for pharmaceutical companies.


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Rhizome-scale cells with lateral walls dark brown to ± black, surficial walls clear. Leaf: stipe ×-section with 1 X-shaped or 2 back-to-back C-shaped vascular strands; segment veins generally free. Sporangia: in linear [to oblong] sori along veins; indusia linear, opening away from veins; stalk cells in 1 row; spores elliptic, winged.
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Alright we already have my NYRB, and for all intensive purposes we are considering that as an NYC team before someone says anything about that. We all know about the MLS Flushing stadium development and it looks promising. We recently have learned that the New York Cosmos will be financing and building there own stadium in Belmont. All three of these stadiums will be over 25,000 capacity and although Red Bull Arena never appears full their annual ticket sales still has NYRB averaging decent numbers. My question to you all is whether all if MLS proceeds with Flushing and Cosmos get their stadium in Belmont will there be 3 NYC teams? I find it hard that if Cosmos finance there own stadium with that marketability brand that MLS will not admit them in. This could be a ploy possibly by the Cosmos to possibly force MLS to admit Cosmos as the Flushing site team. There is no doubt that NYC would be able to support three teams in any pro sport. The rivalries would be fierce and I can hear the South crying already not to be left out. This move could rapidly increase the speed of expansion of MLS in the next few years. My question is could three MLS teams in NYC work?
New York has the capability to. They've proven it in the past with the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants. So I could see at some point in the future but not within the next 10-15 years.
Aren't the Belmont and Flushing site fairly close? Wouldn't they be fighting for the same fans? Please, don't give examples of how far Everton is from Liverpool, or ManU from City, etc. Not the same!
The Yankees/Mets/Giants/Jets/Knicks/Nets would beg to differ. There would be massive local pushback in all three sports if a third team was envisioned. Hockey is the only sport with three teams and the Rangers are the big boys in town while the others struggle despite multiple championships. Folks just got to come to town more often...
I could imagine 3, if one were in Brooklyn. Specially, in baseball. But if one is in Queens and the other in LI, and soccer?! No chance...
By the way, the whole idea to have ONE team in Queens is to be far away as possible from the Bulls. It divides the core of the fan bases (NJ, Bulls; Queens/LI, NY2), and let the rest of the city up for grabs.
The NYRB are a NJ team, the Cosmos are a NY State / Long Island team and the NYCFC will be the true and only NYC team !!!!
Let the people behind mls nyc and NY Cosmos just all fight to the death and see who will stand as the Victorious winning side...like in roman times...The drink are spared from fighting for the NY market because they DIED A LONG TIME AGO IN NJ......
If the Cosmos aren't NY2, I would not be surprised to see this stadium idea of theirs disappear, or be drastically scaled back. Just another ploy by the Cosmos to position themselves at the front of the line for NY2. They are just trying to win the PR war before the bidding war even starts.
Has anyone considered this may be carefully crafted WITH MLS? To your point, this may actually but pressure on a decision in Flushing as local politicians may have to crap or get off the pot. Once approved, Cosmos plan disappears and now they have first crack at the new team as recompense.
In fifty years I'll dig up my old comments suggesting 4-5 MLS teams in both the NY and LA metropolitan areas and say "I told you so!"
Perhaps, but it seems more likely to backfire than help, IMHO. The politicians that are opposed to Flushing can now just point at the Belmont plan and say, "They've got a plan over there. Why don't you go f**k yourself and build your stadium at Belmont and leave Flushing be." I'm also getting the impression that MLS is leaning towards a group other than the Cosmos. Unless MLS has been performing an extended period of head fakes to keep the other groups interested, whenever Garber is asked about the Cosmos, he seems to gloss over the question and talks about the other groups.
I only offer as a thought. The local politicians around Flushing as just as likely to say "look we are going to miss out on the private development if we don't make a decision." Similar to stadium plans where suburbs step up . . . puts pressure on the main city to make a call.
The Elmont renderings should be proof enough that though the Cosmos would like to be MLSNYC2, they know their relationship with the league is rocky. They talk in their proposal about developing and supporting Nsssau County. Their plan B all along could easily be D2 forever.
Except the opposition to the Flushing location isn't the development, but rather the sacrificing of park area for the development. I haven't been reading every article that has come out on the opposition, but it seems like most of the people that are opposed to the MLS stadium are in favor of the gentrification of Flushing, but also want to refurbish the park.
yes but the people opposing and the politicians are different groups. And the politicians would have to explain to the majority why they passed on several hundred million dollars of private development as opposed to spending public funds to redevelop the park area. Again, it is just a thought, because if MLS actually gets the stadium deal done the Cosmos deal is an absolute joke and they have to know that.
Cosmo strategy: Invest some money on some renderings and a competitive bid to MLS2. Try to look competent, despite history of not being so, and not being liked by MLS (for good reason). Hope MLS2 fails. If not, potentially either remain a LI focused D2 team, or sell brand and move on. If MLS2 does fail, push their plan as the only other show in town. Force selves in as MLS2 franchise owning the only SSS in NYC area East of the river. However, the Cosmos must know that they are probably going to lose a bidding war for MLS2. So it is interesting to see if they feel comfortable jumping ship if they lose that battle, or if they try and rearrange deck chairs as the fans depart and go to games in Flushings.
Could it be possible that the Cosmos intend to stay in NASL even with the stadium? I assume that NASL would allow the Cosmos to spend more than even MLS would and they could probably negotiate their own TV deal. In a sense they would be the Notre Dame of US Soccer. NASL wouldn't mind the complete lack of parity because it would be bringing a lot of money in. To most casual fans, playing the Atlanta Silverbacks makes no difference than playing RSL. I imagine most of them would rather watch the Cosmos dominate the Rowdies and Strikers than watch the Red Bulls mediocrity. They could still compete in CONCACAF by winning open cups. Just a thought.
Because what's the point in being a Rowdies or Strikers fan if you know that all you are doing is playing for second place? Not to mention, what makes you think that the Cosmos would be putting out a MLS or better quality club vs. putting out an extremely good NASL side and pocketing the difference in payrolls?
Well, it's possible. However, this group has claimed a lot of things but they never produce anything of substance.
If the Cosmos have the money to spend on a new stadium, they have the money to build a super club by CONCACAF standards. I think they realize that MLS won't let them in so they will have a go at it in NASL. I think they would love nothing better than to dominate MLS teams in the Champion's League and actually win it. Competition is good and it would force MLS to step up it's game. This can only be a good thing for soccer in the US.


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To answer questions about how students' proficiencies are changing over time, educational researchers are looking for data sources that span many years. Clearly, for answering questions about student growth, a longitudinal study—in which a single sample is followed over many years—is preferable to repeated cross-sectional samples—in which a separate sample is taken every year. Repeated cross-sectional studies, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), however, are often readily available. Repeated cross-sectional studies conflate several sources of variability (differences in the initial status of individuals, individual differences in the growth curves, and individual-by-measurement-occasion differences) in ways that are not easily separated. Although repeated cross-sectional studies can provide information about the growth of the averages, the growth of the averages corresponds to the average of the growth curves only in very restricted circumstances. This paper reviews the literature on modeling growth with an eye to characterizing the limitations of repeated cross-sectional studies and understanding the sensitivity of the results to key decisions (particularly, choices of cut points). In most cases, repeated cross-sectional studies should be used to confirm and contextualize the results of more targeted longitudinal studies.


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